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USC may require medical insurance
Quiet on the set
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January 26,2001
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vol. CXXXXII. no. 12 www.usc.edu/dt
Health: Administration tentatively backs mandating that all students without coverage purchase university’s plan
111 TROJAN
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
By AMELIA WONG
Contributing Writer
Senior administrators have given tentative approval to a plan requiring all USC students to have health insurance starting in the fall of 2001, said Michael Jackson, vice president of Student Affairs.
If the university goes through with the plan, students will be required to either purchase the USC Student Health Insurance Plan or provide proof that they already have a health insurance plan that meets certain requirements. The exact requirements to be exempted from purchasing the policy have not yet been finalized.
“We are doing this because we know that a significant number of students attending USC do not have supplemental health insurance,” Jackson said. “Each year a number of students either become seriously injured or ill and have no insurance to pay their medical bills.”
Jackson said the change would make USC's policy similar to that of the University of California system, Stanford and the Ivy League universities.
While the details have yet to be worked out, a final decision will be made in the next couple of weeks on exact costs and potential changes to the scope of the USC plan, Jackson said.
He said the purpose is “to ensure, (to) the extent possible, that students and their families are not devastated by medical expenses that overwhelm their ability to pay for them. This not only threatens a students educational
I see HmKJi, page 3 I
“We are doing this because we know that a significant number of students attending USC do not have supplemented health insurance —♦— MICHAEL JACKSON vice president Student Affairs
Viva Las Vegas
School has just started and you cant handle the stress? Well, spend a relaxing weekend in Sin City, USA / 5
Angela Trmh I Daily Troian
television extras, brandish their signs at Exposition Park during a taping of “Any Day Now."
Many grad schools inadequate
Study: USC official admits university could do better at preparing students for jobs
By KATIE FLYNN
Staff Writer
Graduate schools across the nation may not be giving students what they need to have a variety of job opportunities come graduation, a recent study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison showed.
“The training doctoral students receive is not what they want, nor
does it prepare them for the jobs they take," stated the report, quoted in a press release.
While many graduate schools direct students toward research or faculty positions, a limited amount of openings in those fields means that at least half of the students will not be able to find work, the study said.
One administrator said that USC, whose student body is nearly half graduate students, may be neglecting the fact that some doctoral students will never take professorships.
“I believe that we could do a better job of preparing our students for non-
academic jobs,” said Joseph Hellige, vice provost of academic programs.
Those students aiming to become professors may not be learning adequate skills. The report said that “half to three-quarters of doctoral students say that they are not prepared for the various teaching and service activities that most faculty members spend the majority of their time doing.”
“It is true that not all of our graduate students have the opportunity to serve as (teacher assistants), but many do," Hellige said. “We have a lot of programs designed to help stu-I see Study, page 3 I
Survey says that students who do not eventually get professorships are often not well-served by their graduate education.
Microsoft web sites paralyzed
For the third day in a row, human error cut off access to Microsoft's web sites Thursday, crippling users wishing to access Hotmail accounts or search the web using MSN.
According to Microsoft, a technician made a configuration change to company computers sometime Tuesday, and the service has been haphazard since then.
Microsoft officials said in a press release that “it was an operational error and not the result of any issue with Microsoft or third-party products nor the security of our networks."
—jeffSkiar, Assignment Editor
Hindu presentation teaches ‘divine love
Sanyasi: Hindu student group hosts scripture expert at packed event
By SOPHIA KAZMI
Staff Writer
Chanting, meditation, and song filled Taper Hall 114 Thursday night as Sushree Gyaneshwari Devi presented the “Divine Essence of the Bhagvad Gita’ to a packed audience. The event was sponsored by the Hindu Student Organization.
Devi, a “sanyasi" teacher who belongs to the International Society of Divine Love, based in Austin, Texas,
briefly explained the main points of Bhagvad Gita, one of the scriptures of the Hindu religion. “Bhagvad Gita” means the “Song of God," and its 18 chapters describe the journey of one of the Hindu saints, Arjun.
Devi began with chanting and asked the audience to participate they felt comfortable doing so. To company the chanting, Devi played the harmonium, an Indian instrument similar to the accordion.
She told her audience that with chanting, people can get in touch with the Divine and purify their heart and soul. Chanting also brings a person closer to God, she said
I see taqraal. page 31
Spiritual guidance. Hindu teacher Gyaneshwari Devi explains the Bhagvad
Gita portion of Hindu scripture to a full classroom at Taper Hall Thursday.

USC may require medical insurance
Quiet on the set
FRIDAY
-#-
January 26,2001
Of interest...
No. 25 Trojans nearly blow a big halftime lead before beating Oregon, 78-74, Thursday /12
Newt Digest 2 Roundup 3
Opinions 4 Editorial 4
Lifestyle S Classifieds t
Crossword 9 Sports 12
vol. CXXXXII. no. 12 www.usc.edu/dt
Health: Administration tentatively backs mandating that all students without coverage purchase university’s plan
111 TROJAN
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
By AMELIA WONG
Contributing Writer
Senior administrators have given tentative approval to a plan requiring all USC students to have health insurance starting in the fall of 2001, said Michael Jackson, vice president of Student Affairs.
If the university goes through with the plan, students will be required to either purchase the USC Student Health Insurance Plan or provide proof that they already have a health insurance plan that meets certain requirements. The exact requirements to be exempted from purchasing the policy have not yet been finalized.
“We are doing this because we know that a significant number of students attending USC do not have supplemental health insurance,” Jackson said. “Each year a number of students either become seriously injured or ill and have no insurance to pay their medical bills.”
Jackson said the change would make USC's policy similar to that of the University of California system, Stanford and the Ivy League universities.
While the details have yet to be worked out, a final decision will be made in the next couple of weeks on exact costs and potential changes to the scope of the USC plan, Jackson said.
He said the purpose is “to ensure, (to) the extent possible, that students and their families are not devastated by medical expenses that overwhelm their ability to pay for them. This not only threatens a students educational
I see HmKJi, page 3 I
“We are doing this because we know that a significant number of students attending USC do not have supplemented health insurance —♦— MICHAEL JACKSON vice president Student Affairs
Viva Las Vegas
School has just started and you cant handle the stress? Well, spend a relaxing weekend in Sin City, USA / 5
Angela Trmh I Daily Troian
television extras, brandish their signs at Exposition Park during a taping of “Any Day Now."
Many grad schools inadequate
Study: USC official admits university could do better at preparing students for jobs
By KATIE FLYNN
Staff Writer
Graduate schools across the nation may not be giving students what they need to have a variety of job opportunities come graduation, a recent study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison showed.
“The training doctoral students receive is not what they want, nor
does it prepare them for the jobs they take," stated the report, quoted in a press release.
While many graduate schools direct students toward research or faculty positions, a limited amount of openings in those fields means that at least half of the students will not be able to find work, the study said.
One administrator said that USC, whose student body is nearly half graduate students, may be neglecting the fact that some doctoral students will never take professorships.
“I believe that we could do a better job of preparing our students for non-
academic jobs,” said Joseph Hellige, vice provost of academic programs.
Those students aiming to become professors may not be learning adequate skills. The report said that “half to three-quarters of doctoral students say that they are not prepared for the various teaching and service activities that most faculty members spend the majority of their time doing.”
“It is true that not all of our graduate students have the opportunity to serve as (teacher assistants), but many do," Hellige said. “We have a lot of programs designed to help stu-I see Study, page 3 I
Survey says that students who do not eventually get professorships are often not well-served by their graduate education.
Microsoft web sites paralyzed
For the third day in a row, human error cut off access to Microsoft's web sites Thursday, crippling users wishing to access Hotmail accounts or search the web using MSN.
According to Microsoft, a technician made a configuration change to company computers sometime Tuesday, and the service has been haphazard since then.
Microsoft officials said in a press release that “it was an operational error and not the result of any issue with Microsoft or third-party products nor the security of our networks."
—jeffSkiar, Assignment Editor
Hindu presentation teaches ‘divine love
Sanyasi: Hindu student group hosts scripture expert at packed event
By SOPHIA KAZMI
Staff Writer
Chanting, meditation, and song filled Taper Hall 114 Thursday night as Sushree Gyaneshwari Devi presented the “Divine Essence of the Bhagvad Gita’ to a packed audience. The event was sponsored by the Hindu Student Organization.
Devi, a “sanyasi" teacher who belongs to the International Society of Divine Love, based in Austin, Texas,
briefly explained the main points of Bhagvad Gita, one of the scriptures of the Hindu religion. “Bhagvad Gita” means the “Song of God," and its 18 chapters describe the journey of one of the Hindu saints, Arjun.
Devi began with chanting and asked the audience to participate they felt comfortable doing so. To company the chanting, Devi played the harmonium, an Indian instrument similar to the accordion.
She told her audience that with chanting, people can get in touch with the Divine and purify their heart and soul. Chanting also brings a person closer to God, she said
I see taqraal. page 31
Spiritual guidance. Hindu teacher Gyaneshwari Devi explains the Bhagvad
Gita portion of Hindu scripture to a full classroom at Taper Hall Thursday.